Jeremiah 5:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hear{H8085} now this, O foolish{H5530} people,{H5971} and without understanding;{H3820} that have eyes,{H5869} and see{H7200} not; that have ears,{H241} and hear{H8085} not:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} now this, O foolish{H5530} people{H5971}, and without understanding{H3820}; which have eyes{H5869}, and see{H7200}{(H8799)} not; which have ears{H241}, and hear{H8085}{(H8799)} not:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Heare this (thou folish and vndiscrete people.) Ye haue eyes, but ye se not: eares haue ye, but ye heare not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Heare this thou foolishe and vndiscreete people, ye haue eyes but ye see not, eares haue ye but ye heare not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and don't see; who have ears, and don't hear:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Hear ye, I pray you, this, O people, foolish and without heart, Eyes they have, and they see not, Ears they have, and they hear not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and don't see; who have ears, and don't hear:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Acts 28:26 : 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'
  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And He said, "Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.’ 10 Make the hearts of this people dull, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind; otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back and be healed."
  • Rom 11:8 : 8 As it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day."
  • John 12:40 : 40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."
  • Matt 13:13-15 : 13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.' 15 For the heart of this people has grown dull; they can barely hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, turn back to me, and I would heal them.
  • Mark 8:18 : 18 Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?
  • Deut 32:6 : 6 Is this how you repay the LORD, you foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator, the One who made you and established you?
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?
  • Isa 44:18 : 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
  • Jer 5:4 : 4 Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.'
  • Jer 8:7 : 7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane—they observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
  • Jer 10:8 : 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.
  • Hos 7:11 : 11 Ephraim is like a dove—easily deceived, without understanding. They call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.
  • Deut 29:4 : 4 I led you for forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes did not wear out on you, and your sandals did not wear out on your feet.

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